Studies that use UK hospital coding data to examine ‘weekend effects’ for acute conditions, such…
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Animal training techniques teach robots new tricks
Researchers are using ideas from animal training to help non-expert users teach robots how to…
Freight train: Myo1c provides cellular transport for protein crucial to kidney filtration
Researchers used small-angle X-ray scattering to determine the full structure of the motor protein Myo1c…
Self-healing, flexible electronic material restores functions after many breaks
Electronic materials have been a major stumbling block for the advance of flexible electronics because…
Scientists genetically engineered world’s first Zika virus infectious cDNA clone
A multidisciplinary team is the first in the world to genetically engineer a clone of…
Hunting for hidden life on worlds orbiting old, red stars
Astronomers have modeled the locations of the habitable zones for aging stars and how long…
Canada’s plans to legalize marijuana contravene UN’s international conventions, say experts
The Canadian government’s plan to legalize marijuana contravenes its current legal obligations to the United…
HIV vaccine design should adapt as HIV mutates
Researchers have demonstrated that HIV has evolved to be pre-adapted to the immune response, worsening…
How differences in male, female brains emerge
Nematode worms may not be from Mars or Venus, but they do have sex-specific circuits…
Poll: Many parents keep prescription opioids at home
Nearly half of parents whose child had leftover pain medication from a surgery or illness…